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Protection device for a towed vehicle

a protection device and towed vehicle technology, applied in vehicle carriers, transportation items, item transportation vehicles, etc., can solve the problems of insufficient protection devices, affecting the safety of passengers,

Active Publication Date: 2020-04-09
JGC COMPONENTS PTY LTD
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The invention is a device for protecting a vehicle on a trailer from debris. It consists of two frames enclosing two panels that are connected to the trailer using adjustable connecting assemblies. The frames have openings to allow access to the vehicle and are covered with tensioned material that is secured to the frames. The device can be adjusted to different trailer sizes and has a bracket and arm for attachment to the rear of the trailer. The technical effect of this device is to provide a simple, adjustable, and effective way to protect trailer-mounted vehicles from debris.

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With these existing arrangements having a portion of the protection device or guard attached to the tongue or hitch part of the trailer, it can make it awkward or difficult to access certain parts of the trailer such as the jockey wheel handle or winch.
Another need that existing protection devices do not provide for is flexibility in having a protective guard which is adjustable to cater for either differently sized trailers or differently sized vehicles being towed on the trailer or both.

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[0026]Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 there is shown a protection device 10 that has first and second frames 12A and 12B, that form the periphery, or enclose the outer edges, of respective first and second panels 13A and 13B, and that attach to respective first and second members 14 and 16 of a trailer 18 on which is positioned a vehicle, such as a boat 20. Each frame 12A, 12B of each panel 13A, 13B has a top portion 22A, 22B, a bottom portion 24A, 24B, a front side portion or leading side 26A, 26B and a rear side portion or trailing side 28A, 28B. For each frame, 12A, 12B, the portions 22 through to 28 are preferably formed as one continuous tube, preferable steel tube.

[0027]Each of the panels 13A and 13B include a pre-tensioned fabric material 30A and 30B, preferably made as a woven PVC mesh. A zip 32A, 32B defines an opening 34A, 34B which enables further access to the vehicle being towed, for cleaning purposes by way of example, or for access to trailer parts such as a spare wheel. T...

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Abstract

A trailer mounted protection device (10) for protecting a vehicle (20) positioned on the trailer (18) from debris, the device including a first frame-enclosed panel (13A) and a second frame-enclosed panel (13B), each panel connected to the trailer (18), a first connecting assembly (40, 49A, 49B) for connecting a leading side (26A, 26B) of the frame (12A, 12B) of each panel (13A, 13B) to a forward part of the trailer (18), a second connecting assembly (71) for connecting a trailing side (28A, 28B) of the frame (12A, 12B) of each panel (13A, 13B) to a rearward part of the trailer (18), wherein at least one of the connecting assemblies is adjustable to enable connection of the device (10) to differently sized or differently shaped trailers.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This U.S. patent application claims priority from Australian Patent Application No. 2018241136, filed 4 Oct. 2018; the entire contents of which are incorporated hereon by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a protection device for a towed vehicle and in particular to a protection device for protecting a vehicle, positioned on a trailer, from debris from a surface that the towing vehicle is travelling on.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The existing protective devices that prevent road debris, such as stones, glass or rocks making contact with the exterior of a towed vehicle, such as a boat or caravan, generally have connections to the tongue or hitch part of a trailer that connects to a tow ball or similar arrangement on the towing vehicle. An example of this is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,461,853.[0004]With these existing arrangements having a portion of the protection device or guard attached to the tongue or...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B60P3/10
CPCB60P3/1041B60P3/1066B62D25/168B60P3/07B62D35/001
Inventor HOWELL, SCOTT COLIN
Owner JGC COMPONENTS PTY LTD
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